Gender & Identity

Reflecting on Toxic Masculinity

Use the questions below to reflect on the Encounter, "Toxic Masculinity". Discuss them in a group or reflect on them individually.

Reflecting on Toxic Masculinity

Use the questions below to reflect on the Encounter, "Toxic Masculinity". Discuss them in a group or reflect on them individually.

Take what you learned from "Toxic Masculinity" and spend more time reflecting on the ideas it presents. Use these questions for your own reflection or bring them to a group conversation. Learn, Reflect, Grow.

Look at the pictures of Superman through the decades. What message do you think we are sending to children?

How has your own play as a child affected your thought process as an adult?

Popular terms such as “man up,” “be a man,” and “grow a pair” send a message that men are to be only non-emotional and hyper-aggressive. How can we offer a counter narrative?

Do the toys you buy the children in your life reflect your values?

How can you counter act the hyper masculine message that many toys give?